Crime Against Small Business

... Surveys of businesses have revealed that while crimes such as burglary and robbery tend to be reported to police, other crimes such as employee theft, employee fraud and shoplifting are likely to go unreported. Understanding why some crimes are reported and others are not is essential to encouraging business proprietors to report crime which, in turn, is essential for obtaining an accurate picture of crime and for developing effective crime prevention and management strategies. Drawing on data from the Small Business Crime Survey, this paper reveals that reporting behaviour of small retail businesses varied as a function of the type of crime and whether the crime was attempted or completed ... Further research to unravel the complex nature of reporting behaviour and to encourage greater reporting is recommended.

To investigate robberies and burglaries of small businesses in urban areas and the problems of maintaining insurance protection afterward.